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Springbank 1997 28 Year Old Society Bottling 35cl

£244

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 13 lots a year

Auction lots

13

Houses

2

Last sold

25 days ago

Springbank 1997 28 Year Old Society Bottling 35cl is a collectable Scotch whisky from Springbank aged 28 years. Based on 13 recorded auction lots across 3 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £285, with the most recent sale at £244. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £244 (low) to £300 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Springbank 1997 28 Year Old Society Bottling 35cl is £220–£268 10% around the latest sale).

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About Springbank

Springbank is a whisky distillery. Springbank 1997 28 Year Old Society Bottling 35cl is an age-stated bottling at 28 years old, distilled in 1997.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (1997), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Considerable age

    A 28-year age statement reflects long maturation and the small surviving volume that implies — older stock is scarcer.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as Springbank 1997 28 Year Old Society Bottling 35cl, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

These are scarcity and demand signals drawn from the bottle's own attributes — they describe the bottle, not a prediction of future price. Not investment advice.

Release & bottling facts

Distillery
Springbank
Expression
1997 28 Year Old Society Bottling 35cl
Age
28 years
Vintage
1997
Edition
Springbank 1997 28 Year Old Society Bottling 35cl
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£244

24-month median

£285

24-month high

£300

24-month low

£244

Estimated value · likely range

£220–£268 ±10%

Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.

Market presence

last 12 months

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

13 lots

Cadence

≈ 1 per month

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 6% of tracked bottles

Last seen

25 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£293

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 2 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions3£244£285
Whisky Hammer1£300£300

Price history (monthly median)

£237£273£309Jun 26Jul 26Aug 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£2445
July 2026£2854
June 2026£3004

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Springbank 1997 28 Year Old Society Bottling 35cl at auction?

Springbank 1997 28 Year Old Society Bottling 35cl appeared in 13 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 6% by auction activity among the 29,829 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Springbank 1997 28 Year Old Society Bottling 35cl?

The latest hammer price for Springbank 1997 28 Year Old Society Bottling 35cl at auction is £244. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £285, with a high of £300 and a low of £244. All prices are in GBP and exclude buyer's premium. Data is aggregated from major auction houses including Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, and Bonhams.

How much has Springbank 1997 28 Year Old Society Bottling 35cl changed in value over the past year?

wsky1 currently has fewer than 12 months of auction data for Springbank 1997 28 Year Old Society Bottling 35cl, so a year-on-year trend is not yet computed. Recent hammer prices range from £244 to £300 (median £285).

Where can I sell Springbank 1997 28 Year Old Society Bottling 35cl?

Springbank 1997 28 Year Old Society Bottling 35cl regularly appears at major Scotch whisky auction houses including Scotch Whisky Auctions (Scotland), Whisky Auctioneer (Scotland), Just Whisky, Whisky Hammer, and Bonhams. The current median hammer price is £285 (excluding buyer's premium). At most major houses, buyer's premium adds 24–28% on top of hammer for the buyer; sellers typically receive the hammer price minus a sales commission of 5–15%.

Is Springbank 1997 28 Year Old Society Bottling 35cl a good investment?

Springbank 1997 28 Year Old Society Bottling 35cl has appeared in 13 recorded auction lots in our database, with a current median hammer price of £285. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Springbank 1997 28 Year Old Society Bottling 35cl?

wsky1 ingests public auction results from major auction houses (via direct scraping of Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, Bonhams, and Whisky Hammer, plus aggregated data from WhiskyHunter). For each bottle, we group hammer prices by year-month and compute the median price per month. The figures shown — latest £244, 24-month median £285 — are derived from this monthly-median methodology. All prices are hammer prices in GBP, excluding buyer's premium.

Does the price include buyer's premium?

No. All prices on wsky1 are hammer prices only. Buyer's premium at major Scotch whisky auction houses currently runs at 24–28% on top of the hammer price. A bottle of Springbank 1997 28 Year Old Society Bottling 35cl that hammers at £244 would cost the buyer approximately £307 all-in including buyer's premium.

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